2022-2023 DEI Chair: Thea Warner — diversity {at} lwptsa.net
In the 2020-2021 year, the LWPTSA Council added a position for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair. Council is committed to advocating for institutional and systemic changes that ensure equity, justice, respect and inclusion of all children. LWPTSA Council strives to be anti-discriminatory, inclusive, and to welcome all voices. We are seeking to learn from our community, and grow as individuals and as an organization.
Learn more about Council’s Financial Equity Program
DEI Committee Meetings
Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee meets one Wednesday each month of the school year (with the exception of September and June) at 5:30 pm.
During the 2022-2023 school year, meetings will be a mix of some in-person meetings at LWSD Resource Center in Redmond, and some online via Zoom The Zoom link for virtual meetings will be published in the Council’s newsletter the week of the meeting.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2022
- Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- Wednesday, December 7, 2022
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023 — Online via Zoom
- Wednesday February 8, 2023
- Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Wednesday, May 3, 2023 — Online via Zoom
Financial Equity Program
While all of our PTAs have a mission of supporting and enriching the educational opportunities and experiences in their communities, we recognize that there are varying levels of financial and volunteer resources accessible within those communities. As the larger community that encompasses all of the individual PTA communities, LWPTSA Council will work to facilitate the voluntary sharing of resources among local PTAs.
How to Give
PTAs can make any financial contribution their membership approves by Oct 31.
Giving is voluntary. Individual donations are also welcome (they can’t be restricted to a specific school).
Please send your donations to:
LWPTSA Council 2.8
PO Box 97039
Redmond WA 98073
How to Receive
Local PTAs can complete and submit a grant application to request funding for a specific item or experience. Funds should be utilized in the year they are given to the greatest extent possible.
If you need assistance completing the form, please email diversity {at} lwptsa.net.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Updates
- What I Wish Authors Knew and Readers Gained – Disability Representation in Children’s Literature
- The Journey to Becoming an Anti-Racist Family
- LWPTSA Council Anti-Racism Statement
- Family Resources for Talking about Race & Social Justice
- LWPTSA Special Education Group April 2021 Meeting
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tip: Nominating Committee
- Unconscious Bias Resources
Local PTA Resources
- Sample PTA DEI Plans: Example 1 | Example 2 (PDF)
- DEI Book List (PDF)
- Cultural Calendar With Related Book Recommendations (PDF)
National PTA Resources
- Building a More Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive PTA
- 2022-2023 Multicultural Calendar | Calendario Multicultural
- LGBTQ Community Inclusivity in PTA
- LGBTQ Glossary, 2020 (PDF)
- PTA Local Leader Guidance for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 2020 (PDF)
- How to Engage Underrepresented Groups
- Training: Turn Your Commitment to DEI Into Action (YouTube video)
- Learning Series: 10 Minutes to PTA the Transformative Way (YouTube videos)
National PTA Statements
National PTA Position Statements are official documents outlining the opinion, will or intent of the association and require national action to seek resolution on the issue.
- Say Their Names: Addressing Institutional or Systemic Racism (PDF)
- Inclusive Curricula in K-12 Education (PDF)
Questions? Please contact Council’s DEI Chair, Thea Warner, at diversity {at} lwptsa.net.